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These corn cob "peace pipes" were given to all attendees at the Chickamauga Barbeque held in 1889 in Crawfish Springs, Georgia, prior to establishment of the first Civil War national battlefield. The barbeque was attended by former Confederate and...

Exterior of the Ryman Auditorium. Signs for WSM Grand Ole Opry, Grand Ole Opry House, and National Life & Accident Insurance Company can be seen on the building's exterior.; On an adjacent building are signs for Allright Auto Park, Opry Park, and...

Three-page souvenir transcript of an address by J.W. Thomas, President of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, delivered at the opening of the exposition on May 1, 1897. Thomas proclaimed that the event was to celebrate the state's past and...

A promotional certificate for the memorial dedicated to the defenders of Verdun and Douaumont. It features a sketch by Georges Scott of a fallen French soldier being attended by a nurse. The broadside states it is a memorial to the French and...

Nine photographs on page. Most are various shots of war damage. Top right and Middle left: Train station in Montdidier, France. Middle: Damage to an unidentified church. Bottom left: Souvenir photograph of a group of American soldiers; it is...

Souvenir photograph of American troops marching down the Champs-Élysées during the World War I victory parade. Several of the soldiers have the insignias of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions painted on their helmets. The Arc de Triomphe is visible...

Two souvenir photographs of the World War I victory parade in Paris. Top: British troops marching through the Arc de Triomphe. The troops wearing kilts are members of the Seaforth Highlanders (identified by stags head emblem on the sporran) but...

This badge was worn by Pvt. Jacob Jay Vandergriff Co. A, 6th Tenn. Mtd. Inf. Regt., USA at the dedication of Chickamauga-Chattanooga Military Park in 1889. These badges were given as souvenirs to Union and Confederate veterans who attended the...

Cover of a 20-page booklet distributed to visitors of the Woman's Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The booklet contains information regarding the Woman's Board and Woman's Building as well as pictures. Cover includes an illustration...

Souvenir program from the Forty-First United Confederate Veterans Reunion, held in Montgomery, Ala. on June 2-5, 1931. Inside speaks of Montgomery as "The Old South's Shrine" and "Cradle of the Furled Flag Where the Lost Cause had its Throne."

A souvenir ticket of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. The ticket commemorates J.W. Thomas Day held on Thursday, October 28, 1897. The front side of the ticket includes a picture of J.W. Thomas and bears the signature of Director General E. C....

A color drawing of the front of and side view of the Parthenon building at the 1897 Tennessee Centenial Exposition. The drawing is embellished by figures of urns, torches, flowers, ribbons, and musical instruments. Notation indicates "Official...

Brochure advertising a patent medicine named "Taylor's Cherokee Remedy." Included in the booklet are line drawings of major Confederate figures, including Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. Also included are several poems and...